This small catalogue provides a powerful glimpse into the internationally known jeweller Tone Vigeland’s fascinating sculptural experiments made of lead and steel.

Language: English
Pages: 10
Illustrations: 10 Color Illustrations.
Size: 6 1/2”x 6”
Binding: Folded cardboard stock
Subcategory: Metal - Silver/Gold/Precious Stones/Enamel Monographs
Edition: Exh. Cat.: Galleri Riis, Oslo, Norway, 2000
Weight: 0
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Code: 4475
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

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This book gives a thorough history of Aros and the viking world. The Vikings were Scandinavians-Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes. They spoke different dialects of Old Norse and understood each other wihtout much difficulty. The word Viking is usually associated with piracy and looting, but the activities of the Vikings were far more comprehensive.Finds and research are presently throwing still more light on the shadowy era when the prehistory of Denmark becomes history proper. The Viking Town of Aros (Aarhus), is rooted in the late 8th century. During this very early Viking Age, a pattern begins to emerge: a trading place, eventually surrounded by a rampart and a moat. Aros is not just a place for taking shelter, the town on the river mouth by the large bay becomes a commercial centre and part of the national defense system.

Language: English
Pages: 123
Illustrations: 153 Color Illustrations. 15 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11”x 8 1/2”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
Edition:
Weight: 2
ISBN: 8787334631
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Miscellaneous: Bibl.


Code: 5836
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

Price: $65.00

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In 885 AD, the Vikings laid siege to Paris, to which a young monk named Abbo, of the abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, stood as witness. Later, he came to make a record of what he saw, heard and believed in a verse chronicle, the �Bella parisiacae urbis�. His often stirring account speaks of the relentless and ingenious attacks of the Norsemen, the selfless heroism of the defending Frankish warriors, and the misery and terror of the besieged Parisians. But his canvas is far larger than this single occurrence, for he hints at greater things yet to come, such as the final disintegration of Carolingian rule, the eventual establishment of the Capetian line of monarchs, and the creation of a French Danelaw, namely, Normandy. Ultimately, however, Abbo is not concerned with an impartial narration of events, but rather with salvation through history - of the individual and of the nation of the Franks. The macaronic style of his chronicle very much appealed to the sensibilities of the time, thus ensuring that Abbo's work would endure.

Language: English/ Latin
Pages: 130
Illustrations: 0 Color Illustrations. 0 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9 1/2”x 6 1/2”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 1
ISBN: 9.78904E+12
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Miscellaneous: Index.


Code: 6208
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Latest

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The bold, fanciful designs in the book have been adapted from authentic Viking metalwork, textiles, stone carvings, and ceramics. Illustrators, craftsmen, and admirers of dramatic, eye-catching desgins will find this collection ideal for a host of projects in need of striking embellishment.

Language: English
Pages: 45
Illustrations: 187 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11”x 8”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 1
ISBN: 486995348
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Code: 5060
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

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From 1961-68, archaeologists and Viking scholars Helge Ingstad and Anne Stine Ingstad conducted seven expeditions at L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. The results of their excavations solved one of the world’s greatest mysteries: the location of Vinland and the First European settlement in North America. This volume, illustrated with maps, drawings, and color photos, combines a firsthand account of the Ingstads’ groundbreaking discovery with a history of Viking explorations. It describes how the authors worked from old Viking sagas, existing research, and their own hypothese to piece together the story of a group of Vikings who, faced with crowded conditions in their settlements in Greenland, decided to expand their horizons, eventually discovering a new territory.

Language: English
Pages: 194
Illustrations: 47 Color Illustrations. 61 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 11”x 8 1/2”
Binding: Hardbound with Jacket
Subcategory: None
Edition:
Weight: 2
ISBN: 816047162
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Miscellaneous: Bibl. Index.


Code: 5358
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

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Everyone has heard of Thor and Odin, and many people are familiar with the names of other Viking gods such as Frey and Freyja, Baldur, Nanna, Heimdall and Bragi. Now you can read all about them. The Vikings believed that Odin and Thor and the rest of the gods were immortal, and history has proven them right. Their names are mentioned by millions of people every day, as the days of the week are named after the Viking gods: Tuesday after Tyr; Wednesday after Odin (or Woden); Thursday after Thor and Friday after Frey. This booklet contains excerpts from Snorri Sturluson’s Edda, which was written around 1220, and is the most important source on the gods of the Vikings.

Language: English
Pages: 79
Illustrations: 34 Color Illustrations. 0 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 8” x 4 1/2”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 0
ISBN: 9979856785
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Miscellaneous: Index.


Code: 5755
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: New

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How did the Vikings managed to make their incredible voyages across the Norwegian Sea and Northern Atlantic Ocean to America before the days of accurate astronomical observation or even the simple magnetic compass? Recent research has finally given us an answer to this fascinating mystery. Photos, maps and informative text reveal how these new discoveries and research have finally enabled scientists to chart the path of the Vikings. The Viking “Compass” and other navigational instruments are pieces of art.

Language: English
Pages: 40
Illustrations: 2 Color Illustrations. 33 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 10”x 9”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 0
ISBN: 8798407929
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Miscellaneous: Bibl.


Code: 2939
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Backlist

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A second mini-volume of Short Grooks, this priceless collection of wisdom from the Danish Leonardo proves once again that so much more can be said with so few words.

Language: English
Pages: 53
Illustrations: 53 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 4 1/2” sq
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
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Weight: 0
ISBN: 8741856392
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Miscellaneous: Index.


Code: 0387
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Web Site Only

Price: $26.50

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For more than a century, laymen and scholars have argued over the question of Vinland, that mysterious “land of grapevines” which, according to medieval Icelandic sagas, the Viking Leif Eriksson discovered and christened almost a thousand years ago. Was Vinland real? Do the clues in the sagas of a North American location point to a specific place? How much of the New World may these pre-Columbian adventurers have explored? These questions are addressed in a brilliant and marvelously readable account drawing on 50 years of the sagas and a deep knowledge of the historical and archaeological evidence.

Language: English
Pages: 192
Illustrations: 60 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9 1/2”x 6 1/2”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
Edition:
Weight: 2
ISBN: 500281998
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Miscellaneous: Index. Bibl.


Code: 4118
Condition: Not in perfect condition.
Status: Backlist

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The Isle of Man provides a microcosm of Viking settlement in the West. Set in the northern part of the Irish Sea, it was a major player in the economic and political life of this Norse region from the beginning of the tenth century until the end of the Scandinavian overlordship of the Hebrides and the Man in the middle of the thirteenth century. This book presents, for the first time, for both specialist and general reader, a major survey of the Island in the period from the early tenth century to the middle of the eleventh century.

Language: English
Pages: 156
Illustrations: 38 Color Illustrations. 33 B&W Illustrations.
Size: 9 1/2”x 7”
Binding: Softbound
Subcategory: None
Edition:
Weight: 1
ISBN: 9.78878E+12
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Miscellaneous: Bibl. Index.


Code: 6238
Condition: In Pristine Condition
Status: Latest

Price: $45.00

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